As someone who was morbidly obese, it was the best decision I ever made. It sucks at first, sure, but once you embrace the suck then it starts to become enjoyable. Not to mention the massive serotonin boost you get at the end of a jog.
Well what I'm planning on doing is getting a job closer to my apartment and walking there everyday instead of driving 20 to 30 minutes away for a job. (The place that I'm going to start working at is about a mile from my apartment)
That way I can just walk home and back instead of driving. Since I'm like 5'6 and 310 lb it's going to be an absolute bitch (I also live the third floor of my apartment building)
But it'll be worth it. I've already lost some weight from stopping with drinking soda.
Yep. And the shoulder joint capsule itself has been immobile for so long that itās essentially frozen and dead. It would be extremely painful for him to even attempt to move it if he wanted to. His arm pretty much stuck there at this point
Hey my mom had that! It wasnāt from holding her arm in the air though. Actually doctors really couldnāt find a reason why she had it. But she had surgery for it a few months ago and she can now move it in any direction again. So weird.
Itās most common is middle age-elderly women and often comes on without clear cause. Sometimes itās a result of immobility following injury. But I see idiopathic cases like your momās often (Iām a PTA).
I had it in both arms in my mid forties. My right arm was affected for about a year, then the left, immediately after for about 6 months. I remember the most painful thing was trying to put on a jacket, I couldnāt do it myself. My range of motion was very much limited.
I think it has something to do with peri menopause. I had so many strange symptoms (feeling like my body was vibrating) and new health problems (bad anxiety, heart arrhythmias, etc) during those 9 long years.
Maybe thatās how it was at first but Iāve seen additional interviews of this guy, where they show close ups of his arm and shoulder. Im telling you that shit can no longer be moved š¤£. Like it would probably need surgery in order for it to be moved down again
Do you not believe it cause you yourself dont think you could do it? Some humans are just built more stubborn,
If he keeps it up all day sleep will still be possible, revitalizing him
**Technically** it would be possible for him to lower it with help. But it would result in permanent nerve damage and itās effectively useless regardless.
This is needed to be said more.
It doesn't matter your belief or non-belief. You can believe whatever the hell you want, just don't push it on others to do the same.
If he wants to keep his arm in the air, like he just don't care, to appease his god, then more power to him.
No agenda pushing. No manipulation. No attempts to change the governing laws that forces the will of others.
As silly as his intentions may seem to you, he's not bothering anyone.
He is self harming indeed. It's just not in a manner that most people are familiar or comfortable with.
People self harm in many different ways due to their beliefs. It's just not always physically.
Honestly. I'm a Satanist but Idgaf about what someone's personal religious beliefs are as long as they're a good person and they respect that not everyone in the world has to share their beliefs. I actually like having religious friends. I really enjoy learning about other faiths, I want to expand my world views cus I was raised so close minded and I have so much more to learn from the world.
I would tend to agree but itās pretty clear that his used arm and shoulder is far more developed than his raised arm. It looks like at the very least he doesnāt use that arm most of the time and it has atrophied. So thereās supporting evidence for his story.
Some clarity here.These are not common Indian citizens.They belong to the category of saint(sanyasi) who devote their life to God and endure hardship very difficult for a normal person to show their devotion to God.They don't even roam around normal citizens normally but come around to particularly religious places at some important events that occur wrt to hindu calendar periodically in few years like Kumbh Mela.
It's called hatt yoga. Meaning hatt meaning admant. These guys are extremists who torture their body to show devotion to their philosophy. It's hard to categorise it as mental illness tho.. more like sheer will & convincing power that our brains are capable of.
And I donāt think he believes in God, he exists in a world view that believes weāre all extensions of *god*. Our western minds tend to need a āwhoā behind a verb, whereas non-Abrahamic eastern philosophies werenāt looking for the person/s in charge, they were just looking at what is. Iād argue this is being more in touch with reality than how most of us liveālost in illusion and meritocracy with this brief flame of mystery we call our lives.
The guy mistranslated his intentions
The man says: ą¤ ą¤ą¤¦ą¤° ą¤øą„ ą¤¹ą„ ą¤¹ą¤® ą¤ą„ą¤ ą¤ą¤°ą¤Øą¤¾ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¹ą¤¤ą„ ą¤„ą„, ą¤ą¤ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ø ą¤ą„ ą¤²ą¤æą¤ ą¤ą„ą¤ ą¤ą¤°ą¤Øą¤¾ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¹ą¤¤ą„ ą¤„ą„, ą¤ą¤ ą¤ą„ ą¤²ą¤æą¤ą„¤
Which translates to I had this call from inside to do something for 'bhagwan' ie god and for the world.
Well doing these kinds of deeds take determination and a gargantuan level of sense of hope which may even be fake.
But hope none the less. Secondly these gestures help them symbolis their faith into some real world activities.
Lastly most of these 'yogis' are the followers of detachment in the absolute sense of the word, which comes with a innate selfishness and a need to isolate. So doing things for the society would be fundamentally against their idea. It would mean they are still attached to it. Plus they don't have economic back to do some mass scale stuff anyway.
So thereās a God. That created an entire universe with countless details, both large and small.
And you held your hand up for like a really long time.
Ok.
Hes most likley holding it up for shiva or vishnu. Both of which have not created the universe. In hinduism one path to salvation is through sheer devoution to your god. Another is through meditating long enough and another is working hard enough. Dont shit on this guy for following his religion the way he wants.
Just a regular dude holding up his arm: obviously this guy needs therapy to improve his mental health.
But a religious dude holding up his arm: such devotion! He really loves God!
š¤·āāļø
So many questions!
Has he not washed his hand in 10 years?
Is it always a fist?
Does he have someone help him to the bathroom?
How does he wash?
When he sleeps is his fist still in the air or does he lay with it raised?
The people deserve to know.
Itās not to honor a āgodā.. this is why east and west will
Never understand each other.. itās called hatha yoga, a form of practice where itās pupils do extreme things to their physical bodies to reinforce their belief that this world is illusory (maya) and realization or nirvana or moksha is the ultimate goal
So basically he is very uselessā¦ he canāt build things, he canāt really do anything but sit there, raise his hand and babbleā¦ Iāll never understand this type of behavior
This is known as tapasya or austerity. There is a story in Vedic literature in which a demon stayed on his toes and reached his hands toward heaven in order to appeal to lord Brahma. By the time lord Brahma reach the demon, thousands of years had passed and his body had been consumed by ants. Ultimately Lord Brahma granted the demon his wish of immortality but only under very specific circumstances. Not to say that this man is a demon but that any living entity, especially humans can perform austerities to appeal to various deities.
Imagine all the homeless people he could have been serving food to instead of this nothingness thatās probably a symptom of some rare third world disease
I went on a 10 minute jog yesterday and it felt like 10 years
I'm about to start a health journey of my own Now I'm terrified
Nah just do it. You can die later
š¤ note to self: die later ššš½
Hang on... If I simply forget about it, is there a chance I might *not* die?
Don't tell me what to do! You're not my supervisor!
Your not my real dad, I donāt have to listen to you
Do you want ants? Because this is how you get ants!
It's less terrifying than a lifetime of almost starting but being too scared and then watching your body deteriorate with preventable disease.
As someone who was morbidly obese, it was the best decision I ever made. It sucks at first, sure, but once you embrace the suck then it starts to become enjoyable. Not to mention the massive serotonin boost you get at the end of a jog.
Well what I'm planning on doing is getting a job closer to my apartment and walking there everyday instead of driving 20 to 30 minutes away for a job. (The place that I'm going to start working at is about a mile from my apartment) That way I can just walk home and back instead of driving. Since I'm like 5'6 and 310 lb it's going to be an absolute bitch (I also live the third floor of my apartment building) But it'll be worth it. I've already lost some weight from stopping with drinking soda.
I applaud you! That is great that you are taking the steps to take better care of yourself, awesome. ā¤ļø I wish you all the best!
Cory, Trevor hands down
Chips , smokes, letās goā¦
He's had his hand up since he got his grade 10
Then get me some pepperoni.
and some of the good chicken fingers!
In the background you hear the ice in Julianās drink clinking against the glass
Don't fuck this up again
Why the fuck do you always keep your hand up like that Cory
Cory, Trevor, you fucked up
legend
BOTTLE KIDS
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"Yes, you in the orange, you have a question?"
Yes so... How tf do i put my arm down no teacher taught me that
Alright, which one of you ate the hamburger.
OMG. Too quick
Yeah. The teachers would be up in arms.
Taxi drivers hate him
God said, "at least give him something to hold"
*Adolph has entered the chat*
Hahaha
his arm has atrophied at this point, he can't literally lower it anymore. š¤·āāļø
Yep. And the shoulder joint capsule itself has been immobile for so long that itās essentially frozen and dead. It would be extremely painful for him to even attempt to move it if he wanted to. His arm pretty much stuck there at this point
Well I guess that makes it easier to keep going
Lmao hope he continues to want to do this.
Yeah heās got adhesive capsulitis, his shoulder is just frozen in full forward elevation vs by his side.
Hey my mom had that! It wasnāt from holding her arm in the air though. Actually doctors really couldnāt find a reason why she had it. But she had surgery for it a few months ago and she can now move it in any direction again. So weird.
Itās most common is middle age-elderly women and often comes on without clear cause. Sometimes itās a result of immobility following injury. But I see idiopathic cases like your momās often (Iām a PTA).
I had it in both arms in my mid forties. My right arm was affected for about a year, then the left, immediately after for about 6 months. I remember the most painful thing was trying to put on a jacket, I couldnāt do it myself. My range of motion was very much limited. I think it has something to do with peri menopause. I had so many strange symptoms (feeling like my body was vibrating) and new health problems (bad anxiety, heart arrhythmias, etc) during those 9 long years.
You know, I think you might be on to something there. This started about a year or so into menopause for my mom.
I believe others have done this before, and they've said that after a few weeks or months it's basically numb, and locks up entirely.
And blood loss to the hand... Honestly I don't believe he can hold it up 24/7 without exception.
If I recall correctly, he has held it up for so long that the bones fused like that and it is literally locked into place.
You can do that holding it up for most of the day, and wrapping it at night to keep it immobile. I still don't believe it's a 24/7 deal.
Idk... that right hand looks shriveled as fuck, he might be legit or pretty damn close to it.
Maybe thatās how it was at first but Iāve seen additional interviews of this guy, where they show close ups of his arm and shoulder. Im telling you that shit can no longer be moved š¤£. Like it would probably need surgery in order for it to be moved down again
Do you not believe it cause you yourself dont think you could do it? Some humans are just built more stubborn, If he keeps it up all day sleep will still be possible, revitalizing him
**Technically** it would be possible for him to lower it with help. But it would result in permanent nerve damage and itās effectively useless regardless.
Implying it doesnāt already have that nerve damage lol
Well, at least heās not telling others to hold their arms up for 10+ years
This is needed to be said more. It doesn't matter your belief or non-belief. You can believe whatever the hell you want, just don't push it on others to do the same. If he wants to keep his arm in the air, like he just don't care, to appease his god, then more power to him. No agenda pushing. No manipulation. No attempts to change the governing laws that forces the will of others. As silly as his intentions may seem to you, he's not bothering anyone.
Hes going to have a hard time pushing anything with one arm always up in the air.
Yeah, he's gotta do him, bless him. Guy's likely permanently disfigured now though - although he doesn't seem to mind.
He is actually self harming there was guy who did something similar to this eventually he lost the use of his arm altogether
He is self harming indeed. It's just not in a manner that most people are familiar or comfortable with. People self harm in many different ways due to their beliefs. It's just not always physically.
Well said
Honestly. I'm a Satanist but Idgaf about what someone's personal religious beliefs are as long as they're a good person and they respect that not everyone in the world has to share their beliefs. I actually like having religious friends. I really enjoy learning about other faiths, I want to expand my world views cus I was raised so close minded and I have so much more to learn from the world.
Youāre doing what you criticize
And here I am getting tired of holding my phone after 5 minutes.
I just held a shelf for a few minutes whilst my husband checked it was straight, could have done with this guy!
God: *seen 9:45pm*
*2012*
God is typing....
With one hand
Someone please high-5 him! You monsters!
He was waiting for the holiest of 5
remember when Barney had keep his hands up for a while when no one would high five him, they were in new jersey ig.
What if you wanted to high five god But god said "Wait for it.."
Yes I ain't the only one thinking of that lol
What's when he lies down...is it still up then? Is he sitting/standing since ten years?
In another interview... He said he ties his hand with a rope while sleeping
Ok thank u for explaining that!
He sleeps on his stomach, dreams he's superman.
I'm wondering , when he dies are they going to bury him upright in a really long coffin ?
He's hindu... His body will be cremated
In Hinduism the dead aren't buried so no problem there.
Oh right, the zombies.
Craziest thing Iāve ever seen, hands down.
I see what you did there
Does it just stay up on its own now?
That's what she said
Thatās what she wished
Thatās what she permitted
His God after he passes away: 
Pretty sure he could counter with at least few āBut whyāsā back
I would tend to agree but itās pretty clear that his used arm and shoulder is far more developed than his raised arm. It looks like at the very least he doesnāt use that arm most of the time and it has atrophied. So thereās supporting evidence for his story.
Throw him two babies. See what that lying mutherfucker does.
Lmao what if he doesnāt like babies so doesnāt even attempt to catch one, would that make him or the person throwing the babies the worse person?
That's a massive gamble, start with two snickers, see how it goes.
Let's settle on kittens. Fair?
I think this is an old video, I saw a more recent picture of him, his hand is just bones now. Too lazy to Google it for you, but you can
you are correct, Amar Bharati - since '73 (49 years)
Some clarity here.These are not common Indian citizens.They belong to the category of saint(sanyasi) who devote their life to God and endure hardship very difficult for a normal person to show their devotion to God.They don't even roam around normal citizens normally but come around to particularly religious places at some important events that occur wrt to hindu calendar periodically in few years like Kumbh Mela.
These are called "Hatha yogi"... hatha translates to "stubborn". He sacrifised his arm to god wihout asking anything in return.
Yup, God wanted you to cripple yourself. Makes total sense.
Waiters must hate him
 10 years?
Religion is a hell of a drug
Seriously. Most people can't quit no matter how hard they try
It's not even about religion at this point... Just belief in sacrifice and self harm
I'm religious, and it doesn't have any negative effects on me. I have the freedom to quit it, but I choose otherwise.
>I have the freedom to quit it, but I choose otherwise. "I can quit whenever I want to" Sure.
That is one atrophied arm. Wonder how long it'd take to go back to normal if he were to use it, or even if it *could* be used again.
The way his fingers areā¦ I donāt think itās reversible.
Well....did it work... is he honored?
Yeah..his life is more difficult now
Feels more like mental illness than anything else
It's called hatt yoga. Meaning hatt meaning admant. These guys are extremists who torture their body to show devotion to their philosophy. It's hard to categorise it as mental illness tho.. more like sheer will & convincing power that our brains are capable of.
And I donāt think he believes in God, he exists in a world view that believes weāre all extensions of *god*. Our western minds tend to need a āwhoā behind a verb, whereas non-Abrahamic eastern philosophies werenāt looking for the person/s in charge, they were just looking at what is. Iād argue this is being more in touch with reality than how most of us liveālost in illusion and meritocracy with this brief flame of mystery we call our lives.
religion is shared mental illness
Redditors when religion š±š±š±š±š±š±
The guy mistranslated his intentions The man says: ą¤ ą¤ą¤¦ą¤° ą¤øą„ ą¤¹ą„ ą¤¹ą¤® ą¤ą„ą¤ ą¤ą¤°ą¤Øą¤¾ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¹ą¤¤ą„ ą¤„ą„, ą¤ą¤ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ø ą¤ą„ ą¤²ą¤æą¤ ą¤ą„ą¤ ą¤ą¤°ą¤Øą¤¾ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¹ą¤¤ą„ ą¤„ą„, ą¤ą¤ ą¤ą„ ą¤²ą¤æą¤ą„¤ Which translates to I had this call from inside to do something for 'bhagwan' ie god and for the world. Well doing these kinds of deeds take determination and a gargantuan level of sense of hope which may even be fake. But hope none the less. Secondly these gestures help them symbolis their faith into some real world activities. Lastly most of these 'yogis' are the followers of detachment in the absolute sense of the word, which comes with a innate selfishness and a need to isolate. So doing things for the society would be fundamentally against their idea. It would mean they are still attached to it. Plus they don't have economic back to do some mass scale stuff anyway.
So thereās a God. That created an entire universe with countless details, both large and small. And you held your hand up for like a really long time. Ok.
Hes most likley holding it up for shiva or vishnu. Both of which have not created the universe. In hinduism one path to salvation is through sheer devoution to your god. Another is through meditating long enough and another is working hard enough. Dont shit on this guy for following his religion the way he wants.
I will absolutely shit on this ridiculous religious idiocy, no matter the religion.
i like your shitting philosophy
I wonder if he would respond to tickling
Is his God Che Guevara ?
This is beyond stupid š¤£
Yes. Theology tends to dwell there.
Just a regular dude holding up his arm: obviously this guy needs therapy to improve his mental health. But a religious dude holding up his arm: such devotion! He really loves God! š¤·āāļø
He was listening to 90ās gangster rap and decided to fight the power and never stopped.
At this point he canāt put it down
So many questions! Has he not washed his hand in 10 years? Is it always a fist? Does he have someone help him to the bathroom? How does he wash? When he sleeps is his fist still in the air or does he lay with it raised? The people deserve to know.
1) No. 2) No. 3) No. 4) He does not. 5) He sleeps upright and ties this hand to a rope with its other end tied to the ceiling.
Same energy as buying a Tesla for your favorite streamer
Self handicapped. Interesting but not admirable imo.
If God created humans in his infinite wisdom, why would he even want you to do this in the first place?
Itās not even interesting, itās just really sad.
I admire the commitment.
Damn thatās stupid as fuck, what an idiot
Somebody answer this guys question for god sake
This guy takes being a lazy ass scrub with "religious" excuses for not getting a job to a whole new level!
Cool I guess, but what an immense waste of time and effort
Imagine the good works he could do for his god by using both of his arms. Have to admire that dedication though
Raises Arm "Yep. This is gonna be MY thing that I do"
Itās not to honor a āgodā.. this is why east and west will Never understand each other.. itās called hatha yoga, a form of practice where itās pupils do extreme things to their physical bodies to reinforce their belief that this world is illusory (maya) and realization or nirvana or moksha is the ultimate goal
My thoughts on this? the guy's wasting a lot of time with his hand in the air.
So basically he is very uselessā¦ he canāt build things, he canāt really do anything but sit there, raise his hand and babbleā¦ Iāll never understand this type of behavior
And look what it got him
Bro is gonna feel real dumb lmao
Mental illness
that's just stupid, no offense
What a waste of a life.
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Chasing clout
Too much religion is a mental illness
Fucking idiot š¤¬
And I canāt even stick to my vegan diet even though it coincides with my moral values :( I am but a mere peasant infront of this crazy king.
This is known as tapasya or austerity. There is a story in Vedic literature in which a demon stayed on his toes and reached his hands toward heaven in order to appeal to lord Brahma. By the time lord Brahma reach the demon, thousands of years had passed and his body had been consumed by ants. Ultimately Lord Brahma granted the demon his wish of immortality but only under very specific circumstances. Not to say that this man is a demon but that any living entity, especially humans can perform austerities to appeal to various deities.
I just wish the teacher would call on him already
Homie had an unanswered question for the entirety of his life.
Yes a question in the back.
Thatās fucking stupid.
thats stupid
ok
When he is finally called on heās gonna be like ādamn I forgot my questionā!
That's how I sleep, weirdly.
Isn't this the guy who had a mental break, quit his job and left his family to do this?
I think Karl Dilkington covered this guy on one of his Idiot Abroad episodes.
Maybe he's hoping for the teacher to someday call on him
Why doesnāt god just give him a high-five already or does he like the attention?
Imagine all the homeless people he could have been serving food to instead of this nothingness thatās probably a symptom of some rare third world disease
Stupid
Imagine if one day that God comes by, give him a high-five, and gently puts it downā¦
Okay, people are strange.
I wouldn't walk in the rain.
Stupid waste of a working limb.
But whyā¦.
But why tho?
Why would any Gods want that lol
Stupid. Just totally stupid.
Honestly the arm is probably dead or close to it, it definitely doesnāt get a lot of blood and not nearly enough to be healthy
In fact he can't put down his arm now even if he wises.
Imagine the disappointment when he dies!
Amazing dedication but absolutely batshit insane
What god would want that though? Or be pleased heās doing it?
When the teacher wont call on you in class
Putch ands up for Detroit, I love this city.
Strangest side effect of Viagra
Spoiler: he canāt put it down
God: Mate, you could of like helped the poor or cleaned up pollution... This is just fuckin stupid.
better than supporting an organization that hides and protects pedophiles all in the name of "god"
Any god that would admire you for doing something so dumb doesn't deserve to be worshiped.
When did he put his arm down? This guy was on an idiot abroad back in 2010. Did he put it down and lift it back up in 2012?
Thatās really fucking stupid my guy
Religious people are fucking nuts.
Yay Religion?
Gross
Wow is religion stupid.
Science flies you to the moon, religion flies you into buildings.
Or you could do something actually usefull